Mountrail County Record News
Record receives 15 awards at newspaper convention
Once again the Mountrail County Record has catapulted itself to the top of the heap among small newspapers in North Dakota.
Celebrate Arbor Day today
North Dakota has always had a lack of trees and although Arbor Day began during territorial days in 1872, it has only been in recent years that locals have taken Arbor Day seriously.
What a mess!
While most people were protecting their property from flood water not seen in North Dakota since 1997, nobody was expecting an intense late-season storm that slammed most of the western third of North Dakota with heavy rain, freezing rain, heavy snowfall and gale-force wind.
Vilsack announces broadband investments
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last week in Denver the support for telecommunications projects in seven states including North Dakota to improve broadband service to rural residents and businesses.
Debate, scrutiny inundates ‘fracking’ disclosure on BLM land
The hydraulic fracturing debate heated up April 20 when an uncommon group of panelists trackled tricky issues and tough questions at the Bureau of Land Management’s hydraulic fracturing forum.
Cascaden resigns
Embattled Parshall School District Superintendent Steve Cascaden told the school board in special session Wednesday that he is resigning from his position.
Power is knowledge
What would you ask for if you could have anything? It sounds crazy but that is exactly what Parshall Elementary School teachers were asked earlier this year as the school district applied for a $100,000 technology grant.
Flirting with disaster
A recent oil and contaminated water spill on Lake Sakakawea is a wake up call. That’s how District 4 Rep. Kenton Onstad, D-Parshall describes it.
Bismarck carrier wants to serve oil patch towns
Passenger air service in New Town and Parshall? It’s still up in the air, but looking like a possibility.
Future growth on city council’s mind
The Parshall City Council was given lots of information to think about but took little action at their monthly meeting last Tuesday morning.
